public property

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tw: brief mentions of injury and death 

~i wrote this with tim drake (my favorite robin) in mind~

written on: november 6, 2023


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She was used to her crawling in through the window

Taking off that stupid outfit

(At least she had finally agreed to a bit more padding and protective material)

She would collapse into bed as quietly as she could

Unaware that her lover was still awake

Unable to fall asleep with the worry in her mind

Creasing her forehead as the months went on


Tonight she did not crawl

She fell, the smack of her body on the wooden flooring drawing her girlfriend's attention

She called out her name

No answer

She hurried out of bed

The love of her life was crumpled on the ground

It was not the first time

Nor would it be the last


She patched her up, laying her on their bed

Reprimanded her

She was angry

You could've died

The heroine was quiet

It was just a little girl... they cornered her and they were–

She couldn't finish

The other woman's rage dissipated as it always did

She could never be mad at her for long, she knew she didn't have a right to be

Because her girl was a hero

And she didn't know what she went through out there in the pursuit of saving others

What she sacrificed to be so selfless


The months passed

And she came home with more bumps and bruises

And knife wounds and broken ribs

I can't lose you

You know why I do what I do... I can't stop, they need me


God she loved her she loved her she loved her

So much it ached and burned and twisted her insides

But her woman was married to her city


She was public property so

She could never truly be hers

Not even when they found her body in the river

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